Store manager Therese Stohlgren said the lease to the property the store sits on was sold. Items in the store are being heavily discounted as workers try to clear the store of merchandise now tinged with nostalgia.

Joann Keller, who opened the store in 1967 with her husband, Francis, talked about a store where employees were close.

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“It’s wonderful to have so many good friends. Everybody who works here is my friend,” Joann Keller said. “I am very sad about not being in business longer. I wish we could stay, but we can’t.”

Three generations of family managed the store, according to its website. Saleswoman Christi Johnson enjoyed working alongside family.

“I see my cousin everyday, we work together every day,” Johnson said. “You know you grow up together and I am going to miss that.”

Keller said she may open the shop somewhere else but there are no firm plans to do so.

“It’s a shame, a institution has been here for so long,” Woodley said “I guess it’s progress.”